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I sell a lot of stuff on eBay, but I also buy my fair share. I do my best to ship items quickly, and I've never had bad feedback. But I know what you're saying about some buyers. A few years back, some woman sent me a message about an item I was selling saying that she thought the shipping was too high (I think it was $2.49 for a CD). I responded that if she thought the shipping was too high, don't bid on it. I've had several buyers message me saying they accidentally bid on something and won the auction. For the most part, I try to be nice and refund their money, but I doubt they know (or care) that it's a pain. My favorite buyer was someone who bought a season of ER on DVD. The DVDs were Region 2 (Europe), and I stated three times on the auction that the DVDs would not play in a Region 1 player. I get a message from the buyer stating that the item was not as described because it was Region 2. I pointed out that the auction description stated it three times, but I did refund their money. People suck.

I didn't jump up or yell when Dunn hit that second homer. I was literally stunned, and I just sat there saying "I don't believe what I just saw." I loved the crowd's reaction. Even watching it on TV, it had a playoff feel to it. I wonder what was going through Dunn's head as he hit that bomb. Relief? He did his slow walk from the batters box as he gently dropped the bat, but he must have had great emotions running through him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 02:09 PM) With the year that Humber has had this year, does it make anyone else wonder if Quintana will repeat something close to his year again next year? I'd love to see Quintana be the guy we saw for the first half of the season. But even if he leveled out and became a pitcher somewhere between the first half and how he's pitching now, I'd take that. He's younger than Humber, and I think it's more likely he'll be successful in the future. I'm not sure he's a sub 3.00 ERA pitcher, though.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 11:36 AM) Pls stop calling us doom and gloomers. The team has lost 5 games in a row and is completely in the tank entering the final few series. If the Sox won a game here and there we might not be so gloomy. To add to the gloom, do you think the Sox will have more than 18,000 fans for any of the games in this important series? Absolutely. No sellouts for sure, but they'll draw more than 18,000.

This answers a question I was going to ask today about where the heck he's been. I thought I missed a blurb about him going to the DL again. Yeah, 2011 was at best a career year, and more likely a fluke. The Sox have plenty of other options.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 12:10 PM) The "what if" game goes both ways. What if the Tigers had gotten to finish the rain out game where they had the tying runs on base? What if Austin Jackson doesn't misread a bases loaded triple, which should have been a routine fly ball to end an inning? I know. We can play what if all we want. I was just thinking that everything else being equal, two more wins on the road for the Sox puts them in a better position. Losing 2 of 3 to KC and getting swept in LA was ridiculous. But, so was Detroit losing both ends of a doubleheader to the Twins.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 11:40 AM) Hibbard, how can you say the gloom is "hilarious?" Some of us want the White Sox to step up and win a division not rely on Detroit to lose every one of its games while we do the same (though that would be nice). Southsider is right. There are a ton of reasons for this team to not make it, but if the team can somehow make the playoffs anything could happen. But the doom and gloom is totally justified. Sox have been pathetic of late. Very true. If the Sox had taken 2 of 3 from KC (which should have happened) and won at least 1 in LA, the future looks so much brighter. All we can hope for is that the Sox step it up starting tonight. A 4-3 homestand would be okay, but 5-2 or better would make me feel much more comfortable.

The magic number is 10. A possible, conservative scenario for this week: Sox win 2 of 3 against Cleveland. Magic number is 8. Detroit loses one game to KC. Magic number is 7. Sox split with Tampa. Magic number is 5. Detroit loses one game to the Twins. Magic number is 4. That makes the last series at Cleveland very important. But a sweep of Cleveland starting tonight, and winning 3 of 4 against Tampa makes it look a lot better. The Sox are in control of their own fate right now. Win as many as or more games than the Tigers between now and the end of the season and the division is won.

Neither team is playing like they want the division. It all comes down to this week. The Sox need to take care of business against Cleveland and hold their own against Tampa. The Sox cannot worry about what the Tigers do, but every loss by the Tigers reduces that magic number. It's up to us as the fans to scoreboard watch. Hopefully the bats wake up for the Sox. They looked dead in LA.

The Sox have to merely win as many games as the Tigers win. I feel better with the Sox being home for two series, but the Rays series worries me a bit. However, I foresee a sweep of Cleveland, a split with Tampa, and 2 out of 3 in Cleveland. That would be 7-3. Detroit will go 6-4. Sox win the division. My bigger concern is the playoffs (provided they get there). They have to start playing better baseball away from home. The series in LA was brutal. The Sox looked like they were asleep. Well, we can worry about that when the playoffs start, right? Hawk was right when he kept saying that this week was going to be the biggest week of baseball this season.

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I'd like to see Jake back, but not for the $22 million option. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Sox offer something along the lines of 2/$22M or 3/$30M. He might get more than that somewhere else, though.

The way the Sox play Detroit, it really is a miracle they're in first place. Detroit has trouble with other teams, and that is what has kept the Sox in it. You'd think a loss today would really hurt. And it might, but with the way Detroit's been playing who knows. I think the season is coming down to the last few days.

Fans can cheer for the players, and they have a right to criticize them. The Sox deserve criticism when they have the bases loaded and don't score a run. And they deserve criticism when they crap down their legs everytime they play the team that they absolutely have to beat. And as far as whether or not hitting is easy, no it's not. When the BEST hitters succeed about 33% of the time, that should tell you how easy it is. However, what we're most pissed about here is the fact that these guys (getting paid millions of dollars) cannot hit the damn baseball when they need to the most!

Revolution starts tonight. I'm going to give it a shot. The previews sort of make it look cheesy...hopefully that's not the case.

I fear that a loss will pretty much be the end of the season. The Tigers will have all the momentum. But, I thought the same thing when the Sox were swept in Detroit. Maybe Detroit can only beat the Sox. But, none of this will matter because Sale will be lights out and the offense will score some runs. Sox win tonight. Back to a two game lead. Take care of business down the stretch.

A win tonight is huge for the Sox. Big difference between 2 games up and being tied. Especially considering the momentum the Tigers will have. No matter what happens tonight and through the rest of the season, it will be remembered that the Sox couldn't beat the teams they needed to beat when they really needed to. Had they beat the Royals over the weekend like they should have, things would have looked different going into this series. If this team makes the playoffs, they had better make some adjustments. They look like absolute crap right now.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 01:33 PM) Interview with a survivor from the 81st floor Wow. Great article. I could not imagine what that was like. His account was terrifying.

My oldest daughter was 13 days old when it happened. It was a scary thought for a bit, bringing a child into the world when something like that happens. I imagine many people thought it was the beginning of the end.

I was in the Coast Guard at the time. I was in the office when I heard someone say a plane hit the World Trade Center. I assumed it was a small plane, an accident. By the time I got to the TV in the conference room, the second plane had hit. Needless to say, we went into a 24-hour watch because of the fear of it happening again in Chicago. Half of our workforce was sent out to do patrols of the rivers and the lakefront. The other half fielded phone calls. People were calling saying barges carrying gasoline down the rivers would be good terrorist targets. People were actually calling and threatening to blow up boats. It was madness for about 48 hours.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:03 AM) Nearly collapsed when Rios hit that damn ball. It's amazing how good Rios has been this year, especially compared to last year. This is probably the best Alex Rios we've ever seen.

I have much more confidence after last night's win. A win tonight guarantees the Sox to maintain a 2 game lead...at least. In addition, I think a win tonight could really knock the Tigers down. They're already reeling after going 1-6 in their last 7. Could be one more hammer strike against the nail.

Nice to see the Sox take advantage of Detroit's lousy defense. I was a bit concerned early as they did squander a few chances. Rios' bomb was just what the team needed. Let's hope they stay hot tonight.

One. Tigers, Sox, Tigers, Tigers.

QUOTE (SnB @ Sep 10, 2012 -> 04:03 PM) If the tigers sweep the sox in a 4 game series at their own ballpark, the season is over. Yep, and rightfully so. The Tigers would have all of the momentum, and the Sox would just fade away. But, we won't have to worry about that...right?